USER()

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Overview

Returns the current MariaDB user name and host name, given when authenticating to MariaDB, as a string in the utf8 character set.

SELECT USER();

+------------------+
| USER()           |
+------------------+
| tester@localhost |
+------------------+

Release Series	History
10.6 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.6.4-1.
10.6 Community	Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.6.0.
10.5 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5.3-1.
10.5 Community	Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.5.0.
10.4 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.4.6-1.
10.4 Community	Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.4.0.
10.3 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.3.16-1.
10.3 Community	Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.3.0.
10.2 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.2.25-1.
10.2 Community	Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.2.0.

Release Series	History
10.6 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.6.4-1.
10.5 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5.3-1.
10.4 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.4.6-1.

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